Thursday, October 3, 2013

COVER REVEAL: A Marine of Plenty #HolidayMarines are Coming

I'd hoped to be able to preview all five of the holiday Marine covers, but we'll have to settle for just one today. Fingers crossed, the rest will be ready to show off later this month. Releasing October 21st is our 17th book in the Always a Marine series featuring Charlie Sparks--brother to Naomi Sparks. You may remember Charlie as her brother who was serving in Afghanistan while Naomi was visiting Mike's Place in What Part of Marine Don't You Understand?

Holiday Marines

The
mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect
new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December each year and
distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the
community in which the campaign is conducted. The primary goal of Toys for Tots
is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to these
youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic
citizens.
This holiday collection of the Always a Marine series
is dedicated to Toys for Tots and the men and women of the United States Marine
Corps Reserve who dedicate their time, their efforts, and their funds to
delivering this message of hope. A portion of the proceeds from each of these
books will be donated to Toys for Tots to continue that mission. Semper Fi. http://www.toysfortots.org

Captain
Charlie Sparks faces an impossible task—assigned to a security detail for the
sister of a fallen Marine. The last thing Charlie wants is this beautiful woman
in the middle of a base in Afghanistan no matter what holiday she plans to help
them celebrate. But no one asked for his opinion, and worse, she’s everything
he adores in a woman and more…

Mourning what might have been is a
terrible burden…

Jana
Grimaldi had a plan—a plan to help her brother when he came home, but his death
in Afghanistan left a hole in her heart and a desperate desire to do something. With the help of
Congressman Sparks, she heads to Afghanistan to bring Thanksgiving to the men
and women who served with her brother. Nervous and uneasy, she finds an
unexpected—and familiar ally in Captain Sparks…

Not all wounds heal…

Charlie
was one of the first people to reach out to Jana, communicating via email when
her brother died—but coming face to face in the lonely desolation of the
holiday connects these two wounded souls…

Can
Charlie and Jana find hope amidst the heartbreak this Thanksgiving?